Familiarity breeds contempt. ~English Proverb
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A hand that is dirty with honest labor is fit to shake with any neighbor. ~Proverb
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The wise person has long ears and a short tongue. ~German Proverb
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Act in the valley so that you need not fear those who stand on the hill. ~Danish Proverb
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If Darwin could see what we now see, what we now know about the ocean, about the atmosphere, about the nature of life, as we now understand it, about the importance of microbes. I think he would just beam with joy that many of the thoughts and the glimpses of the majesty of life on Earth that he had during his life, now magnified many times over. ~Sylvia Earle
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A good horse will never return to graze on grass it has already passed by. ~Chinese Proverb
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Begin to weave and God will give you the thread. ~German Proverb
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The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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The tongue of experience has most truth. ~Arabic Proverb
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A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains. ~Dutch Proverb
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All life is rife with possibilities. Seeds have possibilities, but all their tomorrows are caught by the patterning of their life cycle. Animals have possibilities that are greater than that of a fir tree or a blade of grass. Still, though, for most animals, the pattern of instinct, the patterns of their lives, are very strong. Humanity has a far greater range of possibilities, especially the very young. Who will children grow up to be? Who will they marry, what will they believe, what will they create? Creation is a very powerful seed of possibility. ~Patricia Briggs
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It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is. ~Hermann Hesse
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind. ~Bulgarian Proverb
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Good things come to those who wait. ~English Proverb
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We can increase the frequency of guiding coincidences by uplifting every person that comes into our lives. Care must be taken not to lose our inner connection in romantic relationships. ~James Redfield
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A whistling woman and a crowing hen will bring no luck to the house they are in. ~Irish Proverb
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He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors. ~Chinese Proverb
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Experience this moment to its fullest. ~Zen Proverb
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A world of few choices, whether in jeans or mates, is a world in which individual differences become sources of alienation, unhappiness, even self-loathing. If no jeans fit, you'll feel uncomfortable or inferior. If no housing developments reflect your taste for unique architecture, you'll write screeds against philistine mass culture. ~Virginia Postrel
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If the stock goes down we want to buy more. ~Walter Schloss
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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. ~English Proverb
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The fox has a hundred proverbs; ninety-nine are about poultry. ~Osmanli Proverb
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He who has nothing to die for has nothing to live for. ~Moroccan Proverb
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